Here is a brief overview of the major ethnic groups in Afghanistan. The Pashtuns are Afghanistan’s biggest ethnic group, making up more than 42 per cent of the population. The group -which is ...

Recent clashes between anti-government groups and security forces in Syria have put the Alawite community in the spotlight.

national unity; The key to Afghanistan's progress In his speech, the deputy economic minister said that Afghanistan is a country of different ethnic groups, languages, religions and cultures and this ...

The increasing alienation of the Baloch population due to deprivation of democratic and economic rights, use of force to suppress protests and growing incidents of enforced disappearances has fuelled ...

An injured passenger rescued by security forces from a train attacked by insurgents is carried on a stretcher after arriving ...

The presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan is transforming into a wider regional security threat with every passing day. Keen observers concerned about the surging wave of terrorism in the ...

Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar ... “Do not believe the propaganda and misinformation spread by the enemies of the system. They seek to create ...

Teresa Parsons, a former Army nurse who was wounded while serving in Iraq, was excited when she recently applied for a new job at the Department of Veterans Affairs. She hoped it would allow her to ...

The Baloch Liberation Army is the strongest of a number of insurgent groups long operating in the area bordering Afghanistan and Iran.

The UN report said while IS was unable to mount large-scale attacks in India, its “handlers tried to incite lone actor attacks through India-based supporters” NEW DELHI: The threat posed by ...